| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating maladjustment |3.5.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Window excessively tinted and visibility of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected (3.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Window excessively tinted and visibility of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected (3.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative missing (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Power steering component leaking steering box (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction sticker (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Fuel pipe insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right |1.6.B4| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |